Have any of you ever had low b12 levels? I went to a new Dr today and she was looking back through my chart from the other Dr and noticed that back when all my symptoms were beginning my b12. Levels were on the low side of normal, 200 something! She said that low b12 can cause a lot of neurological symptoms.... so she took another blood test to see what the levels are now! Also said that when this all began my free t4 thyroid level was high so she said that could also be a major issue as to what's causing all of my symptoms! She was baffled at the fact the other Dr didn't treat me for either of those!! She rechecked my t4 again as well and says according to the results she will treat appropriately and hopefully it will alleviate my symptoms!!! Will keep you all updated when I find out results! I have a glimmer of hope that I may finally be getting to the root of all this madness! Let me know what ya think!!??
Low B12 Levels: Experiences?
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SamanthaRiddle
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When I first started twitching they sent me for a Thyroid scan. The tech told me I had one of the few perfect looking thyroids she had seen. I have gone through a few, "This might be it moments." I am still twitching years later.Low B12. Are you a vegetarian?
Well that lil glimmer of hope was shot down the drain! Results from Dr today showed my thyroid levels are now normal and my b12 has gone up to 340 something! She went ahead and gave me a b12 injection, also found out my vitamin d level was low it is 23 so she told me to take over the counter vitamin d3! I was so in hopes I had finally found the root of what's been causing all this madness but no such luck: (
shaskai -Expect your tests to all be normal. And instead of looking at it as a downer (which I totally get, believe me) look at it as good news. The reason why is simple. It means you have no "disease process" going on in your body. If you had a deadly disease, you would not be testing out "normal" on everything. Most (if not all) of us here have tested out normal on nearly every blood and clinical test. This should be enough to convince you that you don't have a deadly disease on your hands, but in fact a perfectly normal body with some strange disorder. This should give you some relief. I hope it does.BFSB
Regarding thyroid tests - you may need more of them.First of all, t4 alone is not indicative, you need to check all three - free hormone, total hormone and another one I never can remember which but it is an antagonist to first two. A person might be considered euthyroid only if all 3 are ok, while lack of prevalence in one of the forms might indicate real state of art. Also one need to pass a series of those tests becasue the level of thyroid hormones is not constant and changes are very quick. So some thyroid issues still may be a case or at least an underlaying reasdon for your condition.I know a person who had definite signs of thyroid disease (stable weight gain despite on strong physical load and lack of appetite, mood changes, physiological changes etc.) while all analyses except antibodies are perfect, and even ultrasonic was read as ok until the doctros did not apply some wery special method to find that there ares some destructve changes in it. same happens for extra thyroid activity. maybe only the Graves disease when person has bulged eyes and tyroid as huge as a man's fist is obvious enough to be detected by bloodwork 
)) But anyway do not get in panick. All your issues have a material reason but believe me not a deadly one (at least not that which kill you in 3-5 years). Low D may be a case in wintertime because we synthetise it under insolation. If you do not eat enough eggs, fish like salmon, dairy products or eat low fat dairy stuff, then no wonder you are low on D.
)) But anyway do not get in panick. All your issues have a material reason but believe me not a deadly one (at least not that which kill you in 3-5 years). Low D may be a case in wintertime because we synthetise it under insolation. If you do not eat enough eggs, fish like salmon, dairy products or eat low fat dairy stuff, then no wonder you are low on D.